SENATOR MARX WELCOMES $135,532 IN CONNECTICUT ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND GRANTS TO DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Today, State Senator Martha Marx (D-New London) welcomed the announced release of $135,532 in state grants to support arts and entertainment organizations in her Senate District.
Fourteen organizations in New London, Old Saybrook, Waterford, Old Lyme and Salem will receive grants valued from $791 to $51,303 from the Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund, managed by the State Treasurer and administered by the Office of the Arts. The grants are intended to ensure the long-term stability of the state arts industry.
“Arts, cultural, orchestral and historical organizations will all benefit from these grants, supporting everything from local education to cultural enrichment,” said Sen. Marx. “I’m grateful for the state’s continued investment in our region.”
The local grants include:
- 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, New London, $7,884
- Connecticut Storytelling Center, New London, $1,960
- Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, New London, $9,697
- Essex Winter Series, Old Saybrook, $1,177
- Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford, $12,996
- Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, $10,784
- Foundation for Diversity in the Arts, Salem, $2,497
- Hygienic Art, New London, $4,449
- Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, $14,896
- Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, $10,784
- Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, $51,303
- Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, $1,833
- Musical Masterworks, Old Lyme, $4,481
- Writer’s Block Ink, New London, $791
